Too Late For Prayin' Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

It was only yesterday 

When I heard the teacher say 

Patiently, one and two make three 

We were children, you and me 

Let us pray for the ones they call 

The children of today 

Nothin' left but promises 

Nothin' much is certain 

All we see is want and need across the board, why thank you lord 

We're livin' in the glory of your care 

Skies of blue have all turned brown 

To the sound of cryin 

Lord abide, let us stem the tide 

Of broken dreams 

Sometimes you seem to tell us 

It's too late for prayin' 

See the ocean wild and blue 

Think of all that's in her 

She will not surrender to the likes of us, but then she must 

They tell us, wise men tell us, it's too late 

For each child with eyes that smile 

There'll be ten more cryin' 

Lord abide, let us stem the time 

Of helplessness 

But then I guess we're livin' 

Is it too late for prayin' 

Nothin' here but grains of sand 

Nothin' much worth savin' 

Guess we've all got problems of our own to bear, and still we share 

Tomorrow could get better than today 

To the ones who've loved in vain 

Will ya be beholden 

Lord abide, let us stem the tide 

Of broken dreams 

Sometimes ya seem to tell us 

It's too late for prayin'